Arab Diaries - A five-part documentary series that presents a fresh, insightful picture of contemporary life across the Arab world. (new September, 2001)

Bethlehem Diary - During the special holiday of Christmas 2000, the town of Bethlehem was expecting around 5 million visitors, but the streets are virtually empty; the town has been closed off by the Israeli army. (new November, 2001)

Diamonds and Rust - On a trawler moored off the coast of Namibia, diamond mining goes on around the clock, but their extraction is muddied by politics, and fraught with racial tension. (new November, 2001)

Gao Rang (Grilled Rice) - The story of the North Vietnamese combat cameramen who filmed the Indo-Chinese & Vietnam Wars, and founded Vietnamese cinema. (new September, 2001)

Ghosts of Attica - The definitive account of America's most violent prison rebellion, its deadly suppression, the days of torture that ensued, and the almost 30 year legal case that followed. (new November, 2001)

A Grin Without A Cat - Chris Marker's epic film-essay on the worldwide political wars of the 60's and 70's: Vietnam, Che, May '68, Prague, Chile, and the fate of the New Left. (new September, 2001)

Human Faces Behind the Rain Forest - Documents the testimonies of peasants and indigenous peoples fighting against the social chaos caused by illicit drugs in Colombia. (new November, 2001)

In the Mind of the Architect - From Modernist ideas through the eccentricities of Postmodernism, this 3-part series from Australia is an investigation into the eclectic world of architects and their creations. (new September, 2001)

Investigation of a Flame - An intimate look at the Catonsville Nine who on May 17, 1968 walked into a Catonsville, Maryland draft board office, grabbed hundreds of selective service records and incinerated them with homemade napalm. (new November, 2001)

Living With The Past - Cairo, Egypt is one of the few intact medieval cities that remain in the world. This a portrait of Darb al-Ahmar, a neighborhood in the old city now facing a process of radical change. (new September, 2001)

Varan Workshop in Colombia - A series of three documentaries made by young people in Bogota, Colombia, about everyday life in their city of over seven million people. (new September, 2001)

The Women of Hezbollah - A portrait of two women activists in the Hezbollah, and an examination of the personal, social and political factors of their commitment to this Islamic movement in Lebanon. (new September, 2001)

From Opium to Chrysanthemums - The Hmong, in Southeast Asia and America - struggling to preserve essential aspects of their culture, while coping with the enormous changes forced upon them. (new January, 2001)

Killing Time - A provocative documentary that explores the nature of time; with Theoretical Physicist Julian Barbour, author of "The End of Time". (new March, 2001)

Knorosov: The Decipherment of the Mayan Script - The story of the decipherment of the ancient Mayan writing system, and of the little-known Russian linguist who, almost 500 years after their discovery, figured it out. (new April, 2001)

Old Enough to Know Better - The remarkable story of the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning, a University whose student body is composed entirely of retired persons. (new January, 2001)

Paulina - As a young girl in a small Mexican village Paulina was traded for land by her parents, and raped by the town boss. But today a vital, resilient woman, she returns for a visit ... (new February, 2001)

Thomson of Arnhem Land - The story of Donald Thomson, a young anthropoligist who devoted his life to fighting for Aboriginal rights. (new February, 2001)

Through the Consul's Eye - Films shot by a French Consul in turn-of-the-century China. With a camera lent by the Lumiere brothers, he documented the historic events and everyday life he saw around him. (new February, 2001)

Western Eyes - The search for beauty and self-acceptance of two women of Asian descent contemplating plastic surgery - they believe their appearance, specifically their eyes, affect how they are perceived by others. (new January, 2001)